our daily bread devotional

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 18TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC:  WEEDING OUT SINS Memory Verse: 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins. Today’s Scripture & Insight: 1 John 1:5–2:2   Click Here to Read Previous ODB Devotional   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 16TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC:  WE ARE NOT ALONE Bible in a Year: Deuteronomy 30–31 Mark 15:1–25 I stand at the door and knock. Revelation 3:20   Today’s Scripture & Insight: Revelation 3:14–22 OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW In Fredric Brown’s short story thriller “Knock,” he wrote, “The last man […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 16TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC:  SCRIPTURE TRAINING Memory Verse: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. Today’s Scripture & Insight: 2 Timothy 3:1–9, 14–17   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW Timothy first appears on the pages of Scripture in Acts […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 14TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC:  STILL BEFORE GOD Memory Verse: Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God. Today’s Scripture & Insight: Psalm 46   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW According to John Gill’s commentary, the words of Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God,” are […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 14TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC:  GAME OF CHANGE Memory Verse: Luke 6:27 Love your enemies. Today’s Scripture & Insight: Luke 6:27–31   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW The challenging commands that Jesus gives in Luke 6:27–31 are clear: we’re to love, bless, and do good to others. By reading further, however, we […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 13TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC:  RUNNING FOR WHAT MATTERS Memory Verse: Hebrews 12:1 Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Today’s Scripture & Insight: Hebrews 11:39–12:3   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW What’s the role of “the great cloud of witnesses” in Hebrews 12:1? We might think […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 12TH MARCH 2023   Memory Verse: Romans 12:18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Today’s Scripture & Insight: Romans 12:17–21   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW It may seem odd that Paul tells his readers to “do what is right […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 11TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC: MUSICAL MEDICINE Memory Verse: 1 Samuel 16:23 David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul. Today’s Scripture & Insight: 1 Samuel 16:14–23   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW In the ancient Near East, it was common for court musicians […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 10TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC: COMFORT ON DOOR FRAMES Deuteronomy 6:9 Write [these commandments] on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. Today’s Scripture & Insight: Deuteronomy 6:4–9   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW The Jewish tradition of the mezuzah is a literal response to the instruction of Deuteronomy […]

OUR DAILY BREAD TODAY 8TH MARCH 2023   TOPIC: NEVER TOO FAR Psalm 68:11 The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng. Today’s Scripture & Insight: Psalm 68:4–14   OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE BELOW Psalm 68 is one of David’s psalms that doesn’t provide a historical context. As […]